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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders
The Buffalo Sabres and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Nassau Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -183-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 3-1 winner as they battled the Panthers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at +114 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Sabres were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Predators. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at +119 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Buffalo:
Team record: 16-11-6 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games
New York:
Team record: 21-7-2 SU
NY Islanders is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 10 games
NY Islanders is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Buffalo at Toronto Tuesday, December 17
New York home to Nashville Tuesday, December 17